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CopyrightCopyright©2012byNickRobinson
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BibliographicalNoteHalloweenOrigamiisanewwork,firstpublishedbyDoverPublications,Inc.,in2012.
InternationalStandardBookNumberISBN-13:978-0-486-49873-7ISBN-10:0-486-49873-5
ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesbyCourierCorporation49873501
www.doverpublications.com
ContentsIntroductionFoldingSymbolsOtherTechniquesBasesCatSlip-inFangsBatGoblinWitchPumpkinImpGhostFlyingWitchVampireMailCat’sHeadFrightMaskFangsTrickorTreat?FingerTrapClawsGargoyleGraspingHandWitchesBrewCauldronHorrorsTombVampireWerewolf
Introduction
Origamiistheartoffoldingpapertocreatemodels.Thesemaybelifelike,abstract,orgeometricforms.Thisbookbringstogetherarangeofdesignsthatreflectthethemeof“Halloween.”Sincemanyofthesubjectsherearefantasyfigures,theorigamicreatorcanexercisetheirimaginationtotryandcapturethechosensubject.
Despitewhatsomepeoplethink,foldingpaperisn’tsomethingforwhichyouneedhugeamountsofdexterityorskill.Whatyoudoneedisalittlepatienceandadesiretocreatesomethingoutof(almost)nothing.Origamiisaformofmagic—peoplewillbeamazedasyoucreateapairofvampirefangsoraflyingwitchinfrontoftheireyes.
HowtoFoldThekeywordsare“slowly”and“carefully”—trynottorushthroughamodel(itwilllookrushed)andmakesureeverycreaseisasneatandaccurateasyoucanmakeit.Anythinglesswillresultinascruffymodelandpossiblyevenanincompletemodel.Trulymasteringorigamicanbealifetime’sstudy.
Theactoffoldingisamotorskillthatbecomeseasierwithpracticeandconcentration.Untilitbecomessecondnature,makeadeliberateefforttoslowtheprocessdown.Don’tbetemptedtopositionthepaperquickly,butmoveitinsmallerandsmallerincrementsuntilyouaresureitisinthecorrectposition.Holdthepaperinpositionwithonehand,thenmakethecreasewiththeother.Thenreinforcethecrease,soitiscrispandthepaperliesasflatasitcan.
Where&WhentoFoldPreparationisthekeytoanenjoyablefoldingexperience.Findaperfectlyflattablewithplentyofspaceforyoutoarrangeyourinstructionsandsparepaper.Alwayschoosesomewherethatiswelllit.Tryalsotoarrangeforatleast30minutesofuninterruptedtimeinwhichtoconcentrate—ifyouareinahurry,yourfoldingmaywellreflectthis.Don’ttacklenewprojectswhenyouaretiredandstressedandalwaysuselargersheetsofperfectlysquarepaper—youcanlookatfoldingminiatureslateronwhenyouhavemasteredthedesign.
UsingthisBookArangeoffoldingtechniquesareused,withmodelsrangingfromthesimpletothecomplex.Youareadvisedtostartbystudyingthesectiononsymbolsandbases—properunderstandingoforigamiinstructionswillmeanyoucanfoldnotonlythemodelsinthisbook,butthoseyoufindontheInternet,evenwhentheyareinaforeignlanguage.Startthemodelsatthebeginningandworkyourwaythrough,unlessyou’realreadyablackbeltinorigami.Alwaysreadtheassociatedtextbeforeattemptingeachstep.It’salsousefultolookaheadatthenextstep,soyoucanseewhatyouareaimingat.
IfYou’reStrugglingAsthedesignsbecomemoreadvanced,youmayfindthatyoudon’tfinishthemodelatthefirstattempt.Atanypoint,ifthepaperislookingtiredandcrumpled,simplyputitintherecyclebinandstartoverwithafreshsheet—eachtimeyoufoldamodelitwillbecomeeasierandlookneater.Ifperfectionwaseasytoachieve,itwouldn’tbeworthstrivingfor,sodon’texpecteverymodeltolookwonderfulthefirsttimeyoufoldit.
Foldinginagroupwithothermoreexperiencedfoldersishighlyrecommended,sincetheywillbeabletoquicklyhelpyoupastthoseawkwardstepsandsharetheirexperiences(andmodels)withyou.Therearethousandsofsmallorigamigroupsaroundtheworld.CheckingontheInternetwillquicklytrackthemdownandtheywillbedelightedtomeet,help,andencourageyou.
Paper
Whenlearningamodel,mosttypesofthinpaperwillbeOK,butmakesurethesheetisonthelargeside.Onceyouhaveperfectedthefoldingsequence,choosingtherighttypeofpapercanmakeabigdifferencetothefinishedresult.Morecomplicateddesignsmayneedthinnerpaper,otherslookbetterfromslightlythickerpaper.
Doyouseebothsidesofthepaperonthefinishedmodel?Ifso,trytofindpaperwithsuitable,complementarycolors.Trytobuildupacollectionofdifferenttypes,colors,andpatternsofpaper,soyoucanusetheperfectsheetforeverymodelyoumake.Don’tfeelobligedtousededicatedorigamipaper—ifyouwantalargemodelyouwillinevitablyneedtobuyaverylargerectangleorrollofpaperandcutyourownsquare(accurately!)fromit.
What’sNext?Ifyouworkthroughthisbookandfindyourselfwantingtofoldmore,welcometothewonderfulworldoforigami!LookontheWebforyourOrigamiSociety—inAmericaitisOrigamiUSA,inGreatBritainitistheBritishOrigamiSocietybuttherearemanyothersaroundtheworld.Havingfoundit,pleasejoinit—youwillreceiveregularmagazines,accesstonewmodelsandexoticpaperandmostimportantly,youwillbepartofaglobalcommunityoffolders.
Mostimportantly,enjoyyourself!
NickRobinson
FoldingSymbols
Allorigamiinstructionsuseacommonsetofsymbolswhichallowyoutomakethemodelevenifthewordsareaforeignlanguage.Onthispage,thesesymbolsareexplainedusinganabstractdesign.
1)Fold,thelowercornertotheuppercorner.
2)Foldthelowercornertothetopcorner,creaseandunfold.Repeatthemoveontheotherside.
3)Foldthelefthalfbehindonaverticalcrease.
4)Foldtheloweredgetothecrease.
5)Thisistheresult.Turnthemodelover.
5)Rotatethemodelclockwise.
6)Unfoldthetoplayer.
Alwaysmakethefoldsinthenumberedorderandreadthetextbeforefolding.Lookatthenextdrawingtoseewhatyouareaimingtodo.Fold,unfoldandrefoldsothatyoufullyunderstandhowthedrawing
relatestotheactualpaper.
OtherTechniques
Youwillfindthatsomefoldingtechniquesareusedveryoftenandalthoughtheymayvaryslightly,aregivennames.Whenyouseethenameintheinstructions,youcanthendrawuponyourpreviousexperiencetocompletethestep.
1)Thisishowasinkwillbeshown.
2)Creasefirmlythroughalllayersandopenfromunderneath.
3)Starttofoldonthesecreases(somewillneedtobechangedfrommountaintovalley).
4)Pushthepointinwards,changingthecreasesasshown.
5)Thecompletedsink.
outsidereversefold
insidereversefold
squashfold
Bases
Basesaresimplefoldingsequencesthatareusedinmanyorgamimodels.Onceyouknowthem,youcanoftenskipseveralstepsofadiagram.Theyarealsogreatwaystostartcreatingyourowndesigns.
1)Foldinhalfandunfold,repeatintheotherdirection.
2)Turnoverandcreasebothdiagonals.
3)Collapsethepaperdownintoatriangle.
Thewaterbombbase
Thepreliminarybase
1)Creaseandunfoldbothdiagonals.
2)Foldcornertocorner,creaseandunfoldinbothdirections.
3)Collapsethepaperdownintoasmallersquare.
1)Creaseandunfoldbothdiagonals.
2)Foldeachedgetothediagonal,creaseandunfold.
3)Foldeachedgetowardsthediagonal.
4)Flattenthecentralflapsdownwards.
5)Foldthelowerhalfupandbehind.Rotatethemodel.
Thefishbase
Thesetwomodelsfromthebookbothusethefishbase.It’saveryflexiblebaseforcreatingmodels.
Cat
TraditionalDesign
Atraditionaldesignisonewherethecreatorisunknown.Itusuallymeansthefoldhasbeenaroundforsometime.
1)Foldinhalfupwards.
2)Foldthelowercornerstothetopcorner.
Youcanaltertheangleatstep3toproducedifferentshapedears.
3)Foldthecornersdowntomatchthedottedlines.
4)Foldthelowercornerupbetweentheears.Turnthepaperover.
5)Thisistheresult.Turnthemodelover.
6)Foldupbothlayers.Youcanfoldthefirstlayerinsidetoachieveawhitenose.
Slip-inFangs
DesignbyEricKenneway
Thisquickandeasymodelisgreatforscaringpeople!
1)Creaseinhalfhorizontally.
2)Foldtheloweredgetothecenter.
3)Foldoverandover.
4)Foldandunfoldthecorners.
5)Foldtheedgestothecreases.
6)Foldoveragain.
7)Foldoveralongthefoldededges.
8)Foldthetophalfbehind,creasingfirmly.
9)Curveslightly,thentuckunderyourtoplip!
Thefinalimageistheauthoratmidnight…
Bat
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisisanexampleof“Pureland”origami,sinceitonlyusesvalleyandmountainfolds.Withnocomplexfolds,youcanconcentrateonneatness.
1)Foldinhalffromcornertooppositecorner.
2)Foldfromsidetoside,creaseandunfold.
3)Foldtheloweredgetothecircledpoint.
Whenalocationisn’tclear,acirclecanbeusedtoshowwherethepapershouldfoldto.Inthenextstep,adottedlineperformsasimilartask.
4)Turnthemodelover.Foldthetoplayerdowntothedottedline.
5)Foldthelowercornerofthetriangleupwards.
6)Foldthelowerwhiteareaunderneath.
7)Foldinhalffromlefttoright.
8)Foldtheupperrightedgetotheverticaledge.
9)Foldtheundersidebehindinthesameway.
10)Foldaflapoveronbothsides.
11)Foldthetriangleinhalf,repeatbehind.
12)Foldinhalfagain,repeatbehind.
13)Open,rotateandarrangethewings.
Goblin
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisisasimpledesign,soperfectlysuitedforfoldingatshort-notice.Trytomaketheeyesroundedandthree-dimensional.
Thistypeofdesignusesthenaturalgeometryofthepaper.Foldsareputinverylogicalplaces.Thesetypesofdesignsareusuallyajoytofold.
1)Creaseadiagonalandunfold.
2)Foldloweredgestothecenter.
3)Foldupperedgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.
4)Pushinthecornerusinganinsidereversefold.
5)Repeatthelaststepontheotherside.
6)Foldthecorneroverahiddenlayerthenunfold.Opentheleftsideslightly.
7)Tucktheflapinsidethepocketandrepeatontheotherside.
8)Foldtherighthalfofthemodelbehind.
9)Foldthelowercornertothedottedline,creaseandunfold.
10)Reversethelowerpointupwards.
11)Foldsothecornersmeet,creaseandunfold.
12)Wrapthelowerflaparoundusinganoutsidereversefold.
13)Rotatethepaper.Squashopentheflaptoformaneye,repeatingbehind.
Thegoblincanbemadetotalkbyholdingthebackoftheheadintwohandsandflexingthepaper.
Witch
DesignbyNickRobinson
NoHalloweenbookwouldbecompletewithoutawitchortwo.Whynottrymakingalife-sizeheadandusingitasamask?
1)Creaseadiagonalandunfold.
2)Foldupperedgestothecenter.
Theprofileofawitcheshatsuggestedthatthekitebasewouldbeasuitablestartingpointfordesigningthismodel.
3)Theresult.Turnthemodelover.
4)Foldtheloweredgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.
5)Foldcornertocorner,creaseandunfold.Turnover.
6)Foldtheinnercornerstomatchthedottedlines.Thenextdrawingshowsthecircledarea.
7)Foldtheflapdownagain.
8)Foldthetipofthecornerupwards.Repeatsteps6–8ontherightside.
9)Foldthelowersidesunderneath.
10)Pleatdownwards.
11)Foldthelowercornertothecenter.Pleatthetopflapbehind.
12)Shapetheprofilewithmountainfolds.Pinchthenosetogether.
13)Foldinhalfslightlytomakethemodel3-D.
Pumpkin
DesignbyNickRobinson
ThisclassicHalloweenmodellendsitselftomanyvariationsbyalteringthefoldsinstep9.
1)Creasebothdiagonalsandunfold.
2)Foldtinycornersbehind.
3)Foldinhalfdownwards.
4)Foldthelowercornersuptothecircledpoint.
Comparethetechniqueforthemouth(whichusesthirds)withthatintheImp(page20),whichusesquarters.
5)Foldasingleflapdownandzoominonthecircledarea.
6)Pleatthepaperintothirds(justguess!)
7)Thefinishedpleating.
8)Turnthemodelover.Foldtheupperedgestolieontheverticalcenter.
9)Foldbothlowercornerstomatchthedottedlines.
10)Foldthetopcornerdown.
11)Wrapthetopflapsbehind,creasingfirmly.
12)Foldthesidesinwards.
13)Foldthetopcornerup,leavingagap.Roundthelowercorners.Turnthemodelover.
Imp
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisisan"action"model,becausethemouthcanbemadetoopenandclosebyflexingthecreasesinstep14.
1)Foldinhalffromsidetosideandunfoldinbothdirections.
2)Turnover,rotateandcreaseaverticaldiagonal.
3)Foldsidecornerstothecenter.
4)Foldinhalfupwards.
Thismodelusesawell-establishedtechnique(steps9–12)forcreatingteeth.You’llfindthisonmanyorigamimodels,includingothersinthisbook.Thepaperisdividedinto4,butyoucancreatemoreteethbydividinginto6or8pleats.
5)Foldthelowercornerstomeetthecreases.Thisfoldisparalleltothecrease.
6)Openandsquashthecornersymmetrically.
7)Theresult.Repeatonthematchingcorner.
8)Foldasinglecornerdowntothebottomcenter.
9)Foldthesamecornertothecenter.
10)Foldthetriangleinhalfandunfold.
11)Unfoldthetriangle.
12)Pleatusingthesecreases.
13)Repeatsteps9–12ontheuppertriangle.
14)Rotatethepaper.Holdbytheeyesandsqueezeinwardstoopenthemouth.
Ghost
DesignbyNickRobinson
Ghostshaveaveryvagueshape,sowecanfoldtheminmanydifferentways.Whitepaperisgenerallybest!
Thefinalshapingandroundingiswhatgiveslifetothismodel.Ifyoufoldfromthickerpaperanddampenitslightly,itwillholdacurvedshapewhendry.Thistechniqueiscalled“wetfolding.”
1)Creaseandunfoldadiagonal.
2)Foldbothloweredgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.
3)Foldinhalfdownwards.
4)Foldthefirstlayerupsothecircledpointsmeet.
5)Foldbackdown,thenturnthepaperover.
6)Foldeachuppercornertothebottomcorner.Turnover.
7)Foldthetopcornertothenearestline,creasefirmly,thenunfoldtherearflaps.
8)Refoldupwards.
9)Foldtheloweredgestothecenter.
10)Foldbothuppercornersouttomatchthedottedline.Turnover.
11)Refoldexistingcreases,keepingthepaper3-D.
12)Foldthesmalltriangularcornerbehind(tricky!)thenencouragethemodeltobecurvedand3-D.
FlyingWitch
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisdesignusestwosquaresofpaper,oneforthewitchandanotherforthebroom.Trytofindandusesuitablecolorsforeach.
Giventherangeoftechniquesavailable,itwouldbepossibletocreatethisfigurefromasinglesquare.Howeveritwoulddemandmoreskillandbelesssimpletofold.
1)Creaseadiagonalandunfold.
2)Foldupperedgestothecenter.
3)Theresult.Turnthemodelover.
4)Foldthetopcornertothebottomcorner.
5)Leaveasmallgap,thenfoldtheflapbackupwards.
6)Foldthelefthalfunderneath.
7)Foldthecornertomatchthedottedline,thenunfold.
8)Pushthecornerin,makinganinsidereversefold.
9)Foldthecornerdowntomatchthedottedline.
10)Foldthecorneragaintomatchthedottedline,thenunfoldtostep9.
11)Reversefoldthetoppointinside.
12)Reversethepointbackinside.
13)Thewitchiscomplete.Continuetomakethebroomstick.
14)Startwithstep3oftheWitch.Foldthelongedgestothecenter.
15)Foldthecornerupwards.
16)Foldinhalf.
17)Foldaflapovertothedottedline.
18)Turnthemodelover.
19)WraptheWitcharoundthebroomstick,usinggluetoattachifyourprinciplesallowit!
VampireMail
FrancisOw,adaptedbyMichelGrand
Someorigamimodelsarepracticalaswellasdecorative.Thisenvelopewillcertainlygivethemailmanafright!
Thereisasmallbutdedicatedgroupwholovetodesignandpostorigamienvelopes.TheyareknownasELFA—theEnvelopeandLetterFoldingAssociation.
1)Startcreasedintothirds.Foldtheloweredgetothenearestcreaseandunfold.
2)Foldupwards.
3)Foldthecornertothecrease,thenunfold.
4)Foldtheleftedgeover,startingatthecircledpoint.
5)Openthelayeragain,squashingthebottomcorner.
6)Repeatthelastthreestepsontheleftside.
7)Thepapershouldlooklikethis.
8)Foldthewhitesquareinhalf,thenunfold.
9)Insidereversethecorner.
Themovehereisknownasa“swivelfold.”Itisaveryflexibletechnique.
10)Adjustthecoloredtrianglesoitchangesintoalargertriangle.
11)Foldtheflapunderneath.
12)Foldthecornerdownataslightangle.
13)Repeatthelastfivestepsontheleft.
14)Foldtheflapbehind.
15)Foldthetopedgetothehorizontalcrease,thenunfold.
16)Foldthesidesinwards.
17)Foldtheuppercornertothehorizontalcrease.Repeatontheright.
18)Foldthetopedgedownandtuckitintothepocket.
Thisdesignisanadaptationofanoriginalmodel.Seeifyoucanadjusttheproportionsandcreateyetanothervariation!
Cat’sHead
DesignbyDavidPetty
Thisisanexampleofhowalteringabasecanproduceamodelthatlooksquiteunusual.
1)Foldinhalffromcornertooppositecornerthenunfold,inbothdirections.
2)Foldtheuppersidestothecenter,creaseandunfold.
3)Foldthelowercornerupwardssothatthecircledlinesmeet.
4)Foldtheleftcorneratrightanglestotheedge,thecreasepassesthroughthecircledintersection.Unfoldandrepeat.
5)Reversethewhitecornerinside.Repeatontheright.
6)Reversethewhitecornerinsidewhilefoldingthecolorededgetotheverticalcenter.Repeatontheright.
Thisisan“offsetpreliminarybase,”combinedwithhalfafishbase.
7)Foldtheinnercornertotouchtheloweredge.
8)Foldthelowercoloredcornertothecircledarea.
9)Foldthesamecornerdownagain.
10)Foldthetipofthetopcornerover,thenfoldtheupperflapdownunderthenose.
11)Foldthesideflapsin,tuckingunderthecentralflap.
FrightMask
DesignbyWayneBrown&NickRobinson
ThismodelisofthescarymaskthatpeoplelovetowearduringHalloween.Itwascreatedasacollaborationbetweentwofoldingfriends.
1)Creasebothdiagonalsandunfold.
2)Foldloweredgestothecenter,creaseonlywhereshownandunfold.
3)Creasetheupperedgesinasimilarway.
Narrowanglefolds(suchasinstep4)requirealittlemoreconcentrationtomakethemaccurate.
4)Foldloweredgestothenearestcrease,thenunfold.
5)Foldthebottomcorneroverandoveralittleway.
6)Foldthesidesintogether.Themountainfoldsareformedasyouflattentheflapsdownwards.
7)Opentheleftsideoutslightly.
8)Refoldontheexistingvalleycrease,squashingthetopcornersymmetrically.
9)Foldthemodelflatagainandrepeatsteps7–9ontheotherside.
10)Foldthecircledcornerstogether,creaseandunfold.
11)Foldtheflapoutbetweenthecircledpoints.
12)Openandsquashthecorner(refertothenextdrawing).
ThismodelwasinspiredbyQuentinTrollip’s“Scream,”whichachievesasimilarresultthroughadifferentmethod.
Ifyouuseslightlythickerpaper,youcanaddgentlecurvestotheedges,tomakeitmoreflowingandlessgeometric.
13)Foldthecornerinside.
14)Repeatsteps11–13ontheleftside.
15)Folddownonanexistingcrease.
16)Tuckthepointoftheflapunderneath.Shapetheeyesandthetopedgewithsmallmountainfolds.
Fangs
DesignbyEricKenneway
Therehavebeenseveraldifferentversionsofthismodelcreatedovertheyears.Forsomereasonitseemstofascinatecreators.
“Sinking”canbeanightmarefornewfolders,buttrytounderstandtheprincipleofwhatishappening.Mostofthecreasesinthesunkenareaaresimplythereverseofwhattheywere.
1)Foldandunfoldapreliminarybase.(page8)Foldoppositecornerstothecenter.
2)Refoldthepreliminarybase.
3)Foldthetoptothecenter,creasefirmlyandunfold.
4)Sinkthecorner.
5)Thestepinprogress.
6)Foldtheflapup,thendowninhalf.
7)Foldthecornerdowntomatchthedottedline.
8)Repeatsteps6and7ontheleft.
9)Foldthewhiteflapsdown,includingthelowestflaps.
10)Foldthecornersup,tuckingthemintopockets.
11)Folddownandflattenthetoplayer.
12)Foldinhalffromlefttoright.
Step13—Youwilloftenseesmallinsidereversefoldsshownthisway.Youcanprecreasethefoldsbymakingavalleyfirst,orjust“goforit.”
13)Pushinthecorners,open3/4ofthewayandrotate.
TrickorTreat?
DesignbyGiladAharoni
Formanyyearsithasbeentraditionaltogivesmallcandiestopeoplewhocall.Thislittletreathasatrickupitssleeve—itbites!
1)Startwithbothdiagonalscreased.Foldupperandlowercornerstothecenterandturnover.
2)Foldupperandloweredgestothecenter,allowinghiddencornersto“flip”outfrombehind.
3)Foldleftandrightcornersinwards.
4)Foldupperandlowercornerstothecenter.
5)Foldthefirstedgeatthebottomtothecenter.
6)Foldthenarrowflapinhalf,thenopenoutthecorner.Repeatthelasttwostepsontheupperhalf.
Inordertocreateneatteethatstep8,thecreasingduringsteps4–6needstobesharpandaccurate.
7)Pleatthewhitetrianglestowardsthecenter.
8)Foldtheshortsidetothedottedline.Repeatontheright.
9)Foldthecornerstothehorizontalcrease,thenunfold.Repeatontheright.
10)Unfoldtheflapsandturnthepaperover.
11)Foldtheleftedgetothecenter.Repeatontheright.
12)Thepictureisenlarged.Foldtheflapsbackoutagainonbothsides.
12)Foldcornertothehiddenedge,creaseandunfold.
12)Insidereversethecorner.
13)Foldtheedgeover,openingandrotatingit—checkthenextpicture.Repeatthelastthreestepsoneachcorner.
14)Themodellookslikethis.Turnthepaperover.
15)Makeroughpleats,repeatingontheright.
FingerTrap
DesignbyIlanGaribaldi
Thiswonderfultrickusesthetensioninthepapertosnapshut.Itworksbestfromslightlythicker,crisperpaper.
1)Foldinhalfupwards.
2)Foldinhalfthenunfold,bothways.
3)Foldtheshortedgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.
4)Creasetwodiagonalsinthecentralsquare.
Step6lookstricky,butjustemphasizethecreasesshownanditwillflatteneasily.
5)Creasediagonalsintheoutercorners.Repeatontheleftandturnthepaperover.
6)Collapsethepaperinto2-Dusingthese(existing)creases.
7)Flattenthepaperfirmly.Carefullyopenthemodeltothepreviousstep.
8)Pressinthecenter,thetrapwillclose!
Claws
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisisasimpleconceptforamodelandseveralcreatorshavemadeone.Makeatestfoldtoseewhatsizepaperworksbest,thenmakeaclawforeveryfinger,usingdarkcoloredpaper.
1)Foldinhalffromsidetoside,thenunfold.
2)Foldthelowersidestothecenter.
TheKiteBaseseeninstep3isagreatstartingpointfordesigningyourownsimplemodels.
3)Foldthewhitetriangledown.
4)Foldtheuppercornersbackdowntheouteredges,creaseandunfold.
5)Unfoldthelowerflaps.
6)Foldthelowercornertotheinnercorner,creaseandunfold.
7)Foldinhalffromlefttoright.
8)Foldthecornerbackalongthecentercreasestartingatthehorizontalcrease.Unfold.
9)Makeacrimp,foldingthepaperinside.Repeatunderneath.
Thefoldsinsteps10and13areusedto“lock”thepapertogether.Thesemovesareoftenveryingenious!
10)Wrapthesidesinside,makingasmallsquashtoflattenthepaper.Repeatunderneath.
11)Partiallyopenthemodel.
12)Easeoutthelowerflap,tuckingtheuppercornerunderneathit.
13)Foldinhalf,tuckingthecornerontheleftintothepocketontheright.
14)Openandtucktheupperedgeinside.Roundthemodel.
Gargoyle
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisisaperfectsubjectfororigami,sinceeverygargoyleyouseeonachurchwillbetotallydifferent.Itissaidthatthestonemasonsmodeledthemoftheirenemies!
Trytofindsomepaperwithatexturetoit,sothatthefinishedmodelwilllookasifithasactuallybeenmadefromstone.
1)Foldinhalfsidetoside,creaseandunfold.Repeatintheotherdirection.
2)Foldupperandloweredgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.Turnover.
3)Creaseandunfoldbothdiagonals.
4)Foldeachcornertothecenter,creaseandunfold.
5)Collapsethepaperupwardsusingthecreasesshown.
Dottedlinesareagoodwaytoshowfoldsthattakeplaceonhiddenlayers.
6)Foldthecenterofthetopedgedown,flatteningonthehidden(dotted)creases.
7)Thisistheresult.Turnthemodelover.
8)Foldthefirstflapinhalfupwards.
9)Foldeachedgeofthesquaretothehorizontalcenterline,creasefirmlyandunfold.
10)Maketworabbitearfolds.
11)Unfoldthelowerhalf.Creaseandunfoldthecentralupperflap.
12)Squashthetriangularflapsymmetrically.
13)Foldtheuppercornerstothelowercorner.
14)Openandsquashbothpoints.
15)Foldthetoptothehiddencorner,creasingfirmlythroughalllayers,betweenthecreases.
16)Openlayersandfoldoverasmalltriangularflap.Closethelayers.
Experimentwiththefoldmadeatstep17.Youcanproducemanydifferentshapedearsthisway.
17)Foldthecornerinataslightangle.
18)Foldtheflapbackintoapocketonanexistingcrease.
19)Tuckthetriangularflapintothesamepocket.
20)Repeatsteps17–19ontheotherside.
Ifyoustrugglehere,goandhavecupoftea,thentryagain.
21)Foldacornerover.
22)Squashopentheflap.
The3-Dfoldinginstep23takesalittlepractice,butitaddsalotoflifetotheeye.
23)Foldthecolorededgeover,openingandroundingtheeye.Repeatsteps21–23ontheothereye.
24)Shapethenoseandthehorns.
25)Openoutpaperfromunderneath.Theeyeshowsthenextviewpoint.
26)Foldthedottedareaunderneathasyourefoldtheflapasinstep10.
GraspingHand
DesignbyNickRobinson
ThismodelusesatechniquetocreatefingersthatwasfirstusedbyJunMaekawaaspartofhisclassic“demon”design.
Modelslikethisthathavealotofinitial(“pre”)creasingrequireyoutofoldcarefullyandaccurately.Thisabilityhastobeworkedonandusuallymeansfoldingslightlymoreslowlythanusual.Makesuretheoverheadlightingisbright.
1)Foldinhalfsidetooppositeside,creaseandunfold.Repeatintheotherdirection.
2)Foldupperandloweredgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.Turnover.
3)Add1/8thand3/8thcreases,repeatingontheupperhalf.
4)Pleatthesidesinwards.
5)Foldtheupperhalfbehind.
Whilstitispossibletomakethefoldsinsteps6–10throughmorethanoneflap,theresultingcreaseswon’tbeassharpasifyoumakethemindividually.
6)Foldasinglecornerover.
7)Foldtheanglededgetothebottom,creasingfirmlythroughbothlayers.
8)Reversethecornerinside.
9)Insidereversethewhitecornerbackup.
10)Insidereversethewhitecorner.
11)Repeatsteps6–10ontheremainingthreecorners.
12)Foldtheupperedgetotheverticalcreaseonbothsides.Creasefirmly,thenunfold.
Whenyouhavefinishedthemodel,foldsomethingsmallandtemptingtoputunderthehand.
13)Openthelayersapart—checkthenextdrawing.
13)Foldtherearenddownwardsusingthemountaincrease.Collapsethefrontendtogether.
14)Thisshouldbetheresult.Foldthecornersunderneath.
15)Formathumb,thenshapethearmtomatchtheprofileshown.Finally,anglethecoloredsectionforwardslightly.
WitchesBrew
DesignbySimonPhillipsandTonyAyres
Thesetwodesignerspublishedasmallbookoforiginalorigamiin1974andhaveneverbeenheardfromsince!Thisdesigniswellworthsharing,evennearly40yearslater!
Whenyoufoldandunfoldtoaddcreasesthatwillbeusedlater,itisknownas“precreasing”.
1)Creaseandunfoldbothdiagonals.
2)Foldtheloweredgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.Repeatfromeachcorner.
3)Rotatethepaper.Foldinhalf,creaseandunfold,inbothdirections.
4)Turnthepaperover.Foldsothecircledpointsmeet,creasingonlywhereshown.Repeatthreemoretimes.
5)Rotateslightlyandfoldsothecircledpointsmeet.Repeatthreemoretimes.
6)Turnthepaperoverandfoldintoafishbase(seepage9).
7)Opentheleftsideslightlyandmakethefoldsshown.Dontaddanynewcreases!
8)Foldtheflaptotheleft,flatteningonthehiddencrease.
9)Carefullypulloutpapertomatchtheotherside.
10)Repeatsteps7–9ontheunderside.
11)Liftthecentralpointonbothsides,asshownhere.Makethevalleyfold,withahiddenmountainfold.Makethesamefoldsontheotherside.
12)Foldtheshortedgetothecrease.
13)Tuckpaperintothepocket,easingalayeroutfromthesmalltriangularflap.
14)Foldaflapinsideontherightsothingsaresymmetrical.
15)Rotateslightly.Repeatsteps12–14underneathandbetweentheleftandrightlayers.
16)Openslightlyandsinkthetopcorneronexistingcreases.
17)Foldthelowercornerupalittleway.Repeatonthreematchingcorners.
18)Foldthepointdownsoittouchesthehorizontaledge.
Whenmakingthewitches,don’tfoldthemidentically,butgiveeachonesomecharacter.
19)Folditbacktothedottedline.
20)Unfoldthelasttwosteps.
21)Reversethepointinandbackoutagain.
22)Repeatsteps18–21onthethreeotherflaps.
23)Gentlyeaseeachwitchbackwardssothecauldronopensslightly.
Cauldron
Traditional,adaptedbyNickRobinson
Thisisbasedonatraditionaldesign,sometimesknownas“Verdi’sVase.”It’sthoughttobeChineseinorigin.
Itisessentialtomakeaccurate,sharpcreasesthroughout,orthelaterstagesmaybemoredifficult.Foldslowlyandcreaseonlywhenyouareinexactlytherightplace.
1)Startcreasedinhalfandintothirds.Creaseandunfoldbothdiagonals.
2)Addmatchinghorizontalcreases.
3)Addouter1/6thcreasesrepeatinghorizontally.
4)Addouter1/12thcreasesrepeatinghorizontally
5)Addinner1/12thcreasesrepeatinghorizontally.
6)Addtwosmallcreases,repeatingoneachcorner.
Thisshouldbeeasierthanitlooks,sincethecreasesarealreadyintherightdirection.
7)Pleattogetheratthecenter.
8)Pleatintheoppositedirection.
9)Thisistheresult.Turnthepaperover.
10)We’llzoominonthecircledarea.
11)Foldthecornerstothenearesthorizontalcrease.Creaseandunfold.
12)Foldthetriangularflapinside.
13)Themovecomplete.Repeatontheotherthreecorners.
14)Thepapershouldlooklikethis.Turnthemodelover.
15)Foldthecornerstothenearestverticalcreases,thenunfold.Repeatthreetimes.
16)Foldleftandrightsidestothecenter.
17)Foldthelowersidetothecenter.
18)Makefirmprecreases,repeatingsteps17and18ontheotherend.Unfoldtostep17.
19)Foldthelowersideunderthelayers,makingareversefoldasyougo.Repeatontheotherend.
Thismoveistricky—youshouldbeverygentlewiththepaper.Openalittleway,thenmovetothenextcorner,keepworkingslowlyround.
20)Foldtheflapunderneath.Repeatthreetimes.
21)Thisshouldbetheresult.Turnthepaperover.
22)Carefullyeaseouttrappedpaper.
23)Putafingerinsidethemodel,pressingoutthecreasesshown.Thelowersectioncurvesinwards.
24)Themovecompleted.Repeatontheotherthreecorners.
Horrors
DesignbyRobertNeale
Despitebeingover40yearsold,thismodelisstillfreshandexciting.Thewaythefinalmodelismanipulatedishighlyinnovativeandclever.
1)Startwithawaterbombbase(seepage8).Foldthecorneronthelefttothetop.
2)Foldtheuppermostflapinhalf,thenunfoldbacktostep1.
3)Squashtheflapusingthecreasesshown.
Step8showsaformknownasthe“FrogBase.”Therearealwaysdifferentmethodstoachievemostfolds,trytofindthemostsatisfying.
4)Foldthelowercornerup,foldingthesidesinwards.
5)Foldthenarrowflapdown.
6)Repeatsteps1–5ontheotherthreecorners.
Gettingfromstep9to10willrequiresomepatience.Whenyouhavemanagedit,unfoldthestepandanalyzehowitworks.
7)Foldthefirstlayerontherightovertotheleft.Repeatthemoveunderneath.
8)Opentwolayersandlookwhereindicated.
9)Carefullypullontheleftandright,squashingthetoppointflat.Thesamecreaseshappenunderneath.
10)Thisistheviewfromoverhead.Swingthelefthalfunderneath.
11)Foldtheleftcornertothehidden(dotted)edge.Makethiscreaseveryfirmly,thenunfold.
12)Sinkthepointinside.Thiswillinvolvepartiallyopeningthemodelandmakingtheindicatedmountaincreaseonalllayers.Bepatient!
Step13isacomplexsink.Ifyoucanmanagethis,sinkswillnolongerbeaproblem!
13)Thesinkinprogress,collapsethepaperflat.
14)Openouthiddenlayers.
15)Foldandunfoldonexistingcreasestoaddthemtotheuppercoloredlayer.
16)Foldtheuppercornerinside.Repeatonthelowercorner.Rotatethemodelclockwise.
17)Foldthelowerhorizontaledgetothecreaseline,thenunfold.
18)Reversefoldtheflapinside.Add“ghosteyes.”
Step19iseasierifyoursinkwasmadeneatly.Ifnot,trytoencourageanoctagonalshapeasyouflattenthepaper.
19)Carefullyfolddownthefirstedge,openingthepaperintoanoctagon.
20)Shapetheoctagonwithmountainfolds,tuckingthemintopocketsbehind.Twosmallcrimpsformthefeet.
21)Addanotherscaryface,thenswingthelowerhalf,includingthehead,upwards.
22)A:foldtheflapupwhereshown,creaseandunfold.B:Insidereversetheflap.
23)Makethelongvalleycrease,flatteningthelowercornerintoatriangle.Repeatontheright.
Ifyou'vereachedthispage,thefoldingismucheasier!
24)Foldtwouppercornersinside.Precreaseandoutsidereversethehands.
25)Makeapleatonthetopflap,foldtheuppercornerdown.
26)Themodeliscomplete.Turnthepaperover.
Hereisthefirsthorrorsubject,aheadlessman.Foldthetophalfofthebodybehindbutkeeptheheadinplace.
Hereisthedwarf!Foldtheheadbehindonthecentralhingeofpapertorevealtheghost!
Tomb
DesignbyNickRobinson
Lotsofprecreasingisrequiredforthisdesign.Trytobemethodicalandaccurateasyouaddthefolds.Remembertoturnthepaperoverwhereindicated!
1)Startwithhalfasquare.Foldinhalf,creaseandunfold.
2)Foldupperandloweredgestothecenter,creaseandunfold.
3)Creasetheoutersectionsinhalfalso,thenturnover.
4)Foldupperandloweredgestotheopposite1/4crease.Makethecreasesonlyintheright-hand3/4ofthepaper.
5)Foldinhalffromsidetoside,creaseandunfold.
6)Make45degreecreaseswhereshown,byliningupthecircledareas.Turnthemodelover.
7)Foldrightandleftedgestothecircledarea,creaseandunfold.Foldtherightedgetothecreaseyou’vejustmade,thenunfold.
8)Foldtheleftedgetothecircledarea,creaseandunfold.Addthesmallvalleycreases.
9)Moreprecreases,madebyjoiningthecircledareas.
10)Yetmoreprecreasesplease!Thenturnthemodelover.
11)Fold(existing)creasesasmountainstoaddnewvalleycreases,thenunfold.
12)Rotatethepaperandraisethepaperinto3-Dusingthecreasesshown—checkthenextpicture.
13)Thisiswhatyou’reaimingfor.Thepaperis3-Dfromoneendtotheother.Trynottoaddnewcreases.
14)Unfoldandmakeasimilarmovetowardstheotherendofthepaper.Refoldthefirstend.
Whenworkingwithmodelsthatbecome3-Dduringthefoldingsequence,it’ssometimeseasiertoholdthepaperintheairwhilefolding.Begentlewiththepaper.
15)Thisistheresultshownfromaside-onview.Lookinthedirectionindicated.
16)Raisethepaperinto3-Dusingthecreasesshown.
Steps17–20needcareful,calmfolding.Ifyouarestruggling,usealargersquareandfoldonlythiscorner,soyoucanworkoutwhatishappening.
17)Foldthecornerover.
18)Carefullytuckthecornerunderneath.
19)Unfoldaflap.
20)Thisistheresult.Repeatsteps16–19onthenearbycorner.
21)Rotatethepaper.Liftingthesides,foldtheendpaperdown.
22)Thisistheresult.Lookfromthedirectionshown.
23)Foldthesidesintothecenter.
24)Foldthecornertomeetthecrease.
25)Foldthecornertolieontheedge.Repeatsteps24–25ontheright.
26)Thisistheresult.Rotateandturnthemodelover.
Vampire
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisisadesigndatingfromtheearly1980swhentheauthorbegantocreateorigamidesigns.You'llfinditeasiertostartwithalargersquareforthefirstattempt.
1)Creaseandunfoldbothdiagonals.
2)Foldbothcornerstothecenter,creaseandunfold(thelowerisonlyapinch).Turnthemodelover.
3)Creaseandunfoldbothdiagonals.
4)Addmorehorizontalcreases…
5)Andmorecreases!
6)Nowsomecreasesat45degrees.Everycreasehasaclearlocationforyoutofind!
7)Turnthemodeloverandaddtwoverticalvalleycreases.
8)Addasmallcreasebetweentheverticalcreases.
9)Turnthemodeloverandaddtwomoreverticalcreases.
10)Makethepaper3-Dusingthesecreases—checkthenextdrawing.
Thistypeof3-Dfoldingisalwayseasierifyouhavesharpcreasesandthepaperisn'ttoo“tired.”Ifitstartstoloseshape,refoldagainfromthestart.
11)Formasquareatthetopusingthesecreases.
12)Sinkthecenterofthesquareandflattenthesideflaps.
13)Usethesecreasestoflattenthemodeloncemore.
14)Liftuponesideoftheheadtoseethelayersbeneath.
15)Foldthetopleftedgeover,formingasmalltriangularpoint.
16)Foldoverthepointtoformafang—pressfirmly!
17)Foldtherawwhiteedgetothefoldededge.Theshortercreasesareslightlyapartfromexistingcreasesandformthemselvesasyouflattenthepaper.
18)Repeatsteps14–17ontherightside.
19)Foldthecornerbehind,thenbackoutagaintoformanear.
20)Foldtheothereartomatchthefirst.Foldthetopcornerdownatanangle.
21)Shapetheheadtotastewithmountainfolds.
22)Theheadcomplete.
23)Makeacreasebetweenthecircledpoints.Repeatontheright.
24)Folduponanexistingcrease.
25)Openandsquashthecentralsection—thedottedlineshowsahiddenvalleycrease(seenextdrawing).
26)Foldupthelowercorner.
27)Formtheleftcornerinto3-D.Easetheheadforwardsbyopeningcreasesunderneathit.
28)Foldtheflapunderneathtolockit.
29)Makegentlevalleycreasestoshapethebody.Repeatsteps27–29ontheright.
Thefinal3-Dshapingofthemodelissomethingthatyouwillneedtopracticetogetright.Youcanhavethearmsoverlappingslightly,orwider,totaste.Choosingslightlythickerpapermayalsohelp.
Werewolf
DesignbyNickRobinson
Thisisthemostcomplexmodelinthisbookandsoyoumayneedtofolditseveraltimestoachieveagreatresult.Evenso,isitfareasierthanmanymodern“ultra-complex”designs!
1)Startwitha2×1rectangle.Creaseintoquartersonewayandeighthstheother.
2)Turnoverandadd1/8thcreases.
3)Add1/16thcreases.
4)Addthese45degreecreases.
5)Turnoverandbegintofoldthesecreases.
6)Thecollapseinprogress.Trynottoforcethepaper.
7)Completethestepbyflatteninganarmtoeitherside.
8)Starttopressupahiddenedgeasamountainfold.
Thetechniqueusedheretocreatethebaseforthemodelisknownas“box-pleating,”inventedinthe1960sbyNealElias.
9)Foldthecornertotheright.
10)Repeatsteps8to9ontherearleftcorner.Foldthetopedgedown,creaseandunfold.
11)Foldaflapovertotheleft.Repeatbehind.
12)Makeafirmcreasethroughalllayers,thenunfold.
13)Makethesecreasesonbothsidesatonce,liftingupthecornersontheleft.
14)Folddownasingleflaponeitherside.Thesewillbecometheears.
15)Foldaneardownandright.
16)Foldthecornertothedottedline.
17)Foldthecornerinside.Thereareseverallayers,socreasefirmly.
18)Swingtheeardownandrepeatsteps15–18ontheotherear.
19)Precreaseandcrimpthenoseinside.
20)Wrapthenoseoutsideandshapethejaw.
21)Theheadcomplete.
22)Foldanarmstotheleftandrepeatbehind.
23)Foldthearmdowntomatchthedottedline.Repeatbehind.
24)Wrapthearmunderneath.
25)Foldthepawunderneath.
26)Foldpartofthearmunderneath.Thereareseverallayers,socreasefirmly.
27)Onearmisfinished.Repeatsteps24–26ontheotherarm.
28)Foldafootuptomatchthedottedline.Repeatunderneath.
29)Rotatetothisposition.Openthebodyfromthebackandflattenthechest.Easetheheadforwards.
30)Makemountainfoldsonthedottedlinesandpinchthefoottogether,tobringitforwardsanddown.
31)Foldtheheelunderneath(tohelpitstand)andwraptheendofthefootunderneath.
32)Pushtheendofthefootinsidetosuggestclaws.Shapethelegandbringthefootslightlyforwards.
Repeatsteps30–32ontheotherleg.
The3-Dshapingofthepaperusedherewillneedsomepracticetoperfect.Tryusingslightlythickerpaperandinvestigate“wetfolding.”
Acknowledgments
AllmodelsdesignedbyNickRobinsonexcept:Fangs(EricKenneway),VampireMail(FrancisOw/MichelGrand),TrickorTreat?(GiladAharoni),WitchesBrew(SimonPhillips/TonyAyres),Cat’sHead(DavidPetty),FingerTrap(IlanGaribaldi),Horrors(RobertNeale),andFrightMask(NickRobinson/WayneBrown).
The authorwould like to thank the staff atDoverwhowere involved in this book (M.C.Waldrep,Suzanne E. Johnson, andMarie Zaczkiewicz), the British Origami Society,Wayne Brown for valiantproofreading, andHimanshuAgrawal for support and encouragement.Lastly andmost importantly,mywifeAlison,childrenNickandDaisy,andcatsRhubarbandMatildafortheirlove.
Pleasevisittheauthor’swebsiteatwww.origami.me.uk
